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NSW · Dungog Council

Mount Rivers, NSW, 2311

Suburb snapshot

Mount Rivers is a small locality in the Dungog area, home to around 60 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 29 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-34%), roughly 483.3 offences per 1,000 residents, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.

Population

Population
60
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,875
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 27
Median monthly mortgage
$1,842
Employment rate
63.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
29
Against the person
10
Against property
14
Rate per 1,000 residents
483.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 6 residents
State safety percentile
24.1th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-34.1%

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault5
  • Fraud4
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment4
  • Malicious Damage To Property3
  • Other Theft4

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows

Public transport

20 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 1022 Paterson River Rd
  • 1089 Paterson River Rd
  • 1118 Paterson River Rd
  • 1119 Paterson River Rd
  • Paterson River Rd Opp 1335

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

2 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal

  • June 2025

  • Subdivision
    1501 PATERSON RIVER ROAD MOUNT RIVERS 2311Determined
2022· 1 proposal

  • October 2022

  • Dwelling; Demolition
    264 CROSS KEYS ROAD MOUNT RIVERS 2311Determined

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
10
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Recent changes

  • 1022 Paterson River Rdtransport
  • 1089 Paterson River Rdtransport
  • 1118 Paterson River Rdtransport
  • 1119 Paterson River Rdtransport
  • Paterson River Rd Opp 1335transport
  • Dwelling; Demolitionplanning264 CROSS KEYS ROAD MOUNT RIVERS 2311Lodged 24 Oct 2022 · Determined
  • Subdivisionplanning1501 PATERSON RIVER ROAD MOUNT RIVERS 2311Lodged 18 Jun 2025 · Determined
  • Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime5
  • Fraudcrime4
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime4

Data sources & freshness